A colonial house is a house that is built in the pre-war British colonial times. A colonial house is usually a single-storey house. The colonial house was originally built for British officials attached to Singapore for a long period of time, hence, bringing along their families to stay with them.

Pros and Cons of living in a Colonial House

As a colonial house is built in British colonial times, a colonial house is easily more than 60 years old. Despite this, Singaporeans who live in a colonial house find themselves owning a little piece of Singapore History. Consisting of mainly two or three bedrooms, a colonial house has a spacious living hall and a medium-size kitchen.

The colonial house is often without any fences in her backyard. British colonial families often mingle outside their colonial house, throwing parties or just sitting on the lawn chatting till twilight. Indeed, in a colonial-house-neighbourhood, the feel is immediately one of fuzzy warm feeling. The colonial house is much like a modern-day kampung house.